VIA: A Palmdale, CA., man Brandon Williams was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder and torture in the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son.

Williams, 27, had admitted to hitting the victim, identified in court documents at Anthony W., in the head five times before the boy was hospitalized in August 2014.

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The child’s mother, 23-year-old Rosie Wilson, was tried on the same charges in the case. A verdict in her trial is expected to be announced sometime Friday.

Williams faces a possible sentence of up to life in prison, as does Wilson if she is convicted.